On May 2, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev
arrived in Namangan region to get acquainted with construction and landscaping
activities, the progress of the ongoing reforms, major projects at places, as
well as for conducting a dialogue with people.

Namangan is one of the regions of
Uzbekistan with high economic potential, rich history and culture. In recent
years, socio-economic life, the appearance of cities and villages of the region
are changing more and more, the level and quality of life of the population is
growing.

Thus, in January-March of this year
the region produced regional gross output of 2 trillion 121 billion 300 million
soums (currency rates of CB RU from
03.05.2018, 1$= 8068.20 soums), an increase amounted to 4.4 percent
compared to the same period of the last year. The share of the gross regional
product per capita amounted to 748.5 thousand soums, this figure increased by
2.2 percent compared to the previous year.

According to the development
programs of the region, 107 projects have been implemented in the spheres of
industry, agriculture and provision of services, which allowed creating
thousands of new jobs.

During the last trip to Namangan in
2017, Shavkat Mirziyoyev gave corresponding instructions on continuing
construction and landscaping activities in the region, accelerated development
of tourism, industry, agriculture, services, creation of decent living
conditions for the population. A large-scale activity was carried out in
execution of these instructions. New industrial enterprises, business entities
have been organized, production and exports have increased, modern housing and
infrastructure have been built.

Practical implementation of activities
in the region, ongoing projects and assigned tasks is under constant control of
the Head of the state. During the current trip, the President will get
acquainted with new projects, meet with entrepreneurs and investors,
representatives of public. Further important tasks on socio-economic
development of the region will be determined.

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“Baraka meva sanoat service" LLC, operating in Chust district of
Namangan region, organized an intensive garden for effective use of land with
low fertility, harvesting export-oriented fruit and vegetable products.

The Head of the state got acquainted
with activity of this enterprise.

Special attention in Uzbekistan is
paid to implementation of projects aimed at harvesting, processing and export
of agricultural products, including fruits and vegetables. The resolution of
the President of Uzbekistan "On additional measures of accelerated
development of fruit and vegetable production in the Republic of
Uzbekistan" of March 29, 2018, serves as an important guide to action on
increasing production of export-oriented fruit and vegetable products.

The company started to operate in
2015 from exporting nuts, raisins and capers. Now, it occupies 308 hectares of
land, where corn, sunflowers, beans, seed potatoes and tomatoes in greenhouses
are grown. Cultivation of crops of different varieties is being carried out on
17 acres of trial plot. 32 people are provided with permanent jobs and more
than 800 people are attracted to seasonal jobs.

Currently, a project worth 9.6
billion soums is being implemented, under which it is planned to plant 160
hectares of high-yielding nuts and harvest 4.6 thousand tons of nuts per year.
As a result, 15 people will be employed. It is planned to harvest nuts worth
40.2 billion soums, 70 percent of which will be exported.

Presentation of projects was held on
further development of fish farming, poultry farming, animal husbandry,
sericulture and horticulture in 2018-2019, organization of lemonariums and
mulberry plantations, improvement of water supply in arid areas, location of
crops in the fields, released from cotton plant, further improving export
potential of the region.

The Head of the state gave
instructions to responsible persons on increasing the area of walnut
plantations, training specialists in fish farming, development of potato seed
production.

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President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with projects implemented in
the small industrial zone “Orzu”, in Namangan.

The industrial zone occupies almost
10 hectares. It is planned to implement 22 projects worth over 142 billion sums
on organizing production of light and food industry, printing, medical
equipment, as well as polyethylene bags and film. Realization of projects will
allow to produce products worth 82.2 billion sums per year and provide almost 4
thousand people with jobs.

The industrial zone is provided with
all communications and necessary infrastructure. Modern energy-saving
technologies will be used in implementing projects.

The Head of the state asked about
possibilities of the small industrial zone, the economic efficiency of
projects.

During the conversation with
entrepreneurs, recommendations were given on effective use of favorable
business environment, expansion of production of competitive products,
intensification of cooperation with foreign business people and export
development.

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President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a dialogue with farmers of Namangan
region at “Besh sada” farm of Naryn district.

“Besh sada” farm was organized in
2004. The team led by Dolimjon Sharipov, grows grain on 27 hectares and cotton
on more than 21 hectares of land in the current year.

On the initiative of the President,
the second Sunday of December in Uzbekistan is celebrated as the Day of
Agricultural Workers of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Head of the state, in
his speech at the solemn meeting held on this occasion on December 9, 2017,
noted the need to introduce new cultivation methods for increasing the
fertility of cotton fields and to effectively use lands with phased abandonment
of obsolete methods of cotton sowing. Today farms of the region are organizing
agrotechnical measures of cotton on the basis of modern principles in
accordance with this task.

“Besh sada” farm also introduced a
method of sowing cotton in double rows. As a result, each hectare of land
contained an additional 35 thousand cotton seeds, which will increase the yield
by 40 centners. It is expected that the total yield per hectare will reach 80
centners, and net profit will amount 35 million sums.

During the conversation with
farmers, the President, touching upon the large-scale reforms in the country,
noted that there is a lot to do in the spheres of education, healthcare, and
agriculture.

– The main goal of all our actions
is satisfaction of people, strengthening confidence in the future, – said
Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

Farmers expressed gratitude to the
Head of the state for conditions and opportunities created for them, special
attention given to agriculture.

The President inspected the farm
field.

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Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited Uchkurgan district, where he got acquainted
with activities of joint ventures “Uztex Uchkurgan” and “Uchkurgan Textile”.
This was reported by the Press Service of the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan.

Within the framework of tasks
determined during the last trip of the Head of the state, projects on
modernization and diversification of production have been implemented here.
Modern technologies from Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Turkey and other
countries are installed at enterprises. The enterprises produce yarn, thread,
towels and clothes, each of them exports products worth 30 million dollars a
year.

300 jobs are created at “Uztex
Uchkurgan” enterprise, and 800 jobs in “Uchkurgan textile”.

Another company – “Textile Finance
Namangan” will start operating in the region in September this year.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted
with the technological process at the enterprises, gave instructions on
localization of production, expansion of product range, cooperation with farms
on the cluster method.

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A meeting under the chairmanship of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was
held at the khokimiyat of Naryn district with participation of the region’s
activists, khokims, sector leaders and other responsible persons.

As reported by the Press Service of
the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Head of the state criticized
the fact that per capita income in Namangan region, production of industrial
products and services is several times lower than the average in the country,
and in some districts industrial enterprises are completely absent.

It was noted that specific measures
were developed on further development of entrepreneurship, creating sources of
permanent income for the population, in particular, creating almost 60 thousand
jobs.

At the meeting, issues of economic
development of the region, improvement of medical and educational spheres,
provision of employment of the population were discussed.

Responsible persons were given
corresponding instructions on the discussed issues.

A number of projects to develop camel breeding is due for realization in
the Navoi region in the near future.

To do this, 1,500 camels have been
purchased in the Kyzylorda region of Kazakhstan and brought to the Ok Takir
settlement in Navoi’s Tamdi district. They include camels of dairy breeds.

“An area of more than 61 thousand
hectares is designated for camel breeding,” says the chairman of the
association Navoi-Korakul U. Khalilov. “Next year, it is planned to open a shop
for processing camel milk. This will not only create new jobs, but also serve
to improve the well-being of the locals. Camel wool has a number of advantages.
Measures are being worked out for its effective use.

In the Kanimekh district of the
region, a large area has been assigned for the development of this segment, and
now there are more than 3 thousand camels here. According to reports, last year
the district was visited by 3 thousand tourists who wished to have a ride on
camels and taste the camel milk saturated with useful elements that bolster the
immune system.

Taking into account the efficiency
of the industry, it is planned to organize a modern cattle-breeding complex
around Aidarkul, designed for 1,000 camels. In this complex, with a total cost
of 15.7 billion soums (currency rates of
CB RU from 03.05.2018, 1$= 8068.20 soums), a total of a thousand tons of
camel milk is anticipated to be processed annually. In the future, this place
will turn into a modern ecotourism center to receive 10 thousand tourists a
year.

“Today, three ecotourism centers
located in Yangikazgan village do not meet the necessary requirements,” said
the deputy hokim of the Kanimekh district U. Elmurodov. “Now, 3.1 thousand
hectares are allocated for these centers on the Aidarkul shores, a 4 billion
soums project is being implemented. 21 yurts, 10 modern wooden cottages for
tourists and a restaurant will be built here. Construction work is scheduled to
be completed by the Independence Day of Uzbekistan. From the second quarter of
2019, we will also adjust to camel milk processing.”

In short, camel breeding in the
Kyzylkum oasis will serve not only to improve the welfare of the locals, but
also boost ecotourism in the region.

On May 3, 2018, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov met with the
delegation of the Republic of Korea led by the Chairman of the Committee on
Northern Economic Cooperation, Song Young-gil.

At the meeting, the sides exchanged
views on promising areas of further development of bilateral cooperation in
various spheres in the context of implementing the agreements reached on
November 22-25, 2017 within the framework of the state visit of the President of
the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the Republic of Korea and
negotiations with President Moon Jae-in and other South Korean leaders.

It was emphasized that the recent
inter-Korean summit and its successful results became possible largely thanks
to the phased and balanced implementation of the New North Policy by the
Republic of Korea.

Other current issues of bilateral
agenda were also discussed at the meeting.

Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Uzbekistan Kwon Yong-woo attended
the meeting.

This festival, organized by
“Uzbekkino” National Agency in cooperation with the Goethe Institute in
Tashkent and the Directorate of the International Film Festival for Children
and Adolescents “Schlingel”, is a practical embodiment of long-term cultural
and educational cooperation between Uzbekistan and Germany.

At this festival, organized in Uzbekistan for the fifth time, the
filmmakers from different countries of the world are presenting the best films
for children and adolescents. Students of senior year grades, teachers of
secondary schools and parents are invited at “Shum Bola – 2018” festival, which
will be held on May 2-6. They will have opportunity to watch interesting films
of different genre about lives of children and adolescents.